Towing with an EV: Are electric trailers the future?

Dethleffs E.Home Caravan electric camping trailer prototypeAn electric trailer could solve the largest problem when towing with an electric vehicle: You might only go half the distance on a charge while towing. To compensate, EV shoppers who plan to tow beyond city limits need to opt for the largest possible battery pack. But that means you’re hauling around many hundreds of pounds of extra...

Could streetlight-based charging help apartment dwellers go electric?

Proposed streetlight charging station for Kansas City (via Kansas City MEC)The Kansas City Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) will install streetlight-based EV charging stations under a pilot program evaluating curbside charging. First spotted by photovoltaics industry trade journal PV Magazine, the program calls for installation of 240-volt Level 2 charging stations integrated with streetlight poles at locations...